Prepaid Mobile Cap Plans: Telstra v Optus v Vodafone (August 2018)

In the ever-competitive prepaid mobile market, Australia’s big three carriers are ramping up the stakes in trying to win your business.

In this comparison article, we’re comparing Australia’s big three carriers, and their prepaid monthly cap plans and weighing up the pros and cons of each to help you pick the best plan that’s right for you!

Telstra

First up is Telstra, with their Freedom Plus plan offer. The main draw of Telstra’s Freedom Plus cap offer is the following bonuses:

Recharge Credit: Recharge credit that can be used for Google Play and Window Stores purchases and other premium purchases

Australia’s largest mobile network, offering coverage across 2.3 million square kilometres, approximately 99.3% of Australia’s population

Cons

In general, less generous than Optus and Vodafone in terms of call credit and data allowance

Plan

Credit

International Credit

Cost per minute call

Cost per standard text

Data

Expiry

Telstra Freedom $30

$700 call credit + unlimited calls to standard Telstra mobiles

$5 Plus Credit

$0.89 + $0.40 connection

Unlimited

1.5GB + 1.5GB night data (8pm-8am)

28 days

Telstra Freedom $40

Unlimited national calls and text

$10 Plus Credit + unlimited calls to selected destinations

Unlimited

Unlimited

3GB + 3GB night data (8pm-8am)

28 days

Telstra Freedom $50

Unlimited national calls and text

$15 Plus Credit + unlimited calls to selected destinations

Unlimited

Unlimited

4GB + 4GB night data (8pm-8am)

28 days

Optus

Optus have recently introduced the My Prepaid Ultimate and they’re even better value than ever before. Perfect for heavy users, these plans include unlimited calls and texts to standard national numbers across all recharge options above $30, plus data rollover (up to 10GB). Each plan also has a small ‘extra’ credit allowance ($5-$20 depending on the recharge), which can be used for international calls (at highly competitive rates) or on premium services.

Also, for a limited time only, Optus are upping the data for 5GB for your first recharge on the $30 recharge and 10GB for recharges $40 and above.

We’ve summarised the pros and cons of the Optus offer:

Pros

Unlimited national calls and texts across all options – perfect for heavy users

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3 Responses

Great comparison and review of the products. Would appreciate it if we can have some information with regards to data tethering for their prepaid plans. I have encountered instances where the prepaid card does not allow users to share their data via hotspot.